22.11 EliminatedWord

EliminatedWord( word, gen, by )

EliminatedWord returns a new word where each occurrence of the generator gen is replaced by the word by.

    gap> a := AbstractGenerator("a");;
    gap> b := AbstractGenerator("b");;
    gap> w := (a^2*b)^5*b^-1;
    a^2*b*a^2*b*a^2*b*a^2*b*a^2
    gap> EliminatedWord( w, b, b^2 );
    a^2*b^2*a^2*b^2*a^2*b^2*a^2*b^2*a^2 

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